diff --git a/app/bot.py b/app/bot.py
index 3ab3813..ece90a8 100644
--- a/app/bot.py
+++ b/app/bot.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 USER_TOKEN = os.environ['USER_BOT_TOKEN']
 ADMIN_TOKEN = os.environ['ADMIN_BOT_TOKEN']
 TTS_VOICE = os.environ.get('TTS_VOICE', 'ru-RU-DmitryNeural')
+TTS_TIMEOUT = int(os.environ.get('TTS_TIMEOUT', '30'))
 DATA_DIR = os.environ.get('DATA_DIR', '/app/data')
 os.makedirs(DATA_DIR, exist_ok=True)
 
@@ -160,7 +161,14 @@ async def handle_user_message(update: Update, context):
 
     try:
         communicate = edge_tts.Communicate(text, voice=TTS_VOICE)
-        await communicate.save(tmp_path)
+        try:
+            await asyncio.wait_for(communicate.save(tmp_path), timeout=TTS_TIMEOUT)
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            logger.error(f"TTS timed out after {TTS_TIMEOUT}s for user {user.id}")
+            await update.message.reply_text(
+                '⚠️ Сервис озвучки не отвечает. Попробуй ещё раз через минуту.'
+            )
+            return
 
         # ── 1. Send voice back to user ──
         duration = get_ogg_duration(tmp_path)